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Dear colleagues
Welcome to the first 2021 AO Trauma issue of FacultyFocus.
The FacultyFocus newsletter features specially selected information for you as AO Trauma faculty.
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Small group discussions in upper extremity: Are they effective when delivered online?
Small group discussion (SGD) is a well-known educational method to promote active learning. Best practices for running SGDs in face-to-face, on-site events are described in the literature; however, little has been reported about online versions. When the upper extremity education taskforce proposed and received AO Trauma Education Commission approval to conduct an online series of SGDs, the AO Education Institute engaged two surgeons, Nele Roels from Belgium and Murat Bilici from Switzerland, to conduct educational research to evaluate the effects of group size and structure, etc.
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Pediatrics education taskforce launches enhancements to the curriculum
New practical videos and updated documentation ease implementation for chairpersons and faculty.
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START hand module is now online
AO Trauma is proud to announce the long-awaited release of the AO Trauma Surgical Training and Assessment for Residents (START) hand module, the first 2021 addition to the START learning hub for residents.
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AO Surgery Reference releases new periprosthetic knee module
The AO Surgery Reference on January 19, 2021 unveiled its new periprosthetic knee module. Made possible by the contributions of dedicated AO faculty members, the module features about 140 pages of high-value content enriched by 600 illustrations.
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Share your online teaching experiences
Online learning and teaching have made a key contribution to medical education over the past months, and the AO network has been at the forefront of this advance. We invite you to share your online teaching experiences with us, so that we can share them with AO faculty across the clinical divisions and unit.
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Learning within the AO: looking back and moving forward
The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) February supplement presents an overview of past, present, and future of education within the AO
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Clinical division reports
Have you been waiting to learn more about where your clinical division stands in terms of diversity and inclusion? Gain access to your individual clinical division reports now.
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AO’s Richards and Topalovic support charity’s effort to keep students inspired
Two AO representatives were part of a United Kingdom-based charity’s recent effort to keep Davos-area students inspired following the pandemic-related postponement of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.
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Mentorship and culture change through AO Access
The benefits of workplace diversity have been proven in terms of productivity, innovation, and financial success, yet there remains underrepresentation of some groups within the AO. The AO Access mentorship task force has been created to develop a program to address these issues and contribute to a positive culture change.
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AO Faculty Development at 2021 SACME Annual Meeting
AO Faculty Development contributed to a thought-provoking workshop titled, “Creating a Faculty Development Program for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), at the live, virtual 2021 Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting.
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10 tips to develop content for online learning
The key to successful online learning is creating an engaging experience with easily accessible content. Content should be user friendly, incorporating the principles of human-centered design (HCD), putting learners and their needs first. Remember you are an essential part of a team of subject matter experts, instructional designers, educationalists, video specialists, technology platform experts and more, so stay involved and enjoy the journey!
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AO Davos Courses 2020: bold, fresh, and a clear success
For the first time ever, our flagship educational event, the AO Davos Courses took place entirely online. Twenty courses and five webinars were held over four days, with over 7,300 attendees taking part internationally.
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Successful launch of the AO PEER self-directed online course
The AO Program for Education and Excellence in Research (AO PEER) recorded a resounding—and ongoing—success with the premier of the self-directed, online version of its popular principles of clinical research course at the first-ever fully online AO Davos Courses 2020, December 3–6, 2020.
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